UBC study links specific chromosome to radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis
A UBC Okanagan researcher has determined that genes on a specific chromosome may be the answer as to why thoracic radiotherapy leads to a lung injury in some lung cancer patients.
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UBC professors explain the brilliance behind this year’s Nobel Prize winners
On December 10, thousands of miles away from the Okanagan, world leaders will gather in both Stockholm and Oslo to watch the 2018 Nobel Prizes be officially awarded.
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Three UBC Okanagan students awarded women in tech scholarships
In BC, women make up 20 per cent of the high-tech workforce, far less than the national average according to the BC Tech Association. But those statistics are changing thanks in part to three young women from UBC’s Okanagan campus.
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Pursuing uncharted territories at work and play
ANDREW JIRASEK certainly doesn’t fit the stereotype of a physicist. […]
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Visual artist Sage Sidley uses concepts found in street art, enlivening old spaces with new faces
SAGE SIDLEY LOOKS BACK FONDLY on her experience as an undergraduate […]
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Double degrees add up to top Pushor Mitchell recognition
Things have been adding up for Dana Klamut since she began her academic career at UBC’s Okanagan campus five years ago.
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UBC researchers shine a new light on cancer treatments
Researchers from UBC’s Okanagan campus have discovered a new method of using infrared light to monitor cancer progression during radiation treatment that may lead to better and more personalized therapies.
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UBC astrophysicist to explain dark matter, energy and dawn of the cosmos in free public talk
For anyone who has ever looked into the night sky and wondered how it all came to be, UBC Okanagan is hosting an evening with UBC astrophysicist Mark Halpern.
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Medical physics student Andrew Ogilvy follows an unorthodox path into cancer therapy research
PHYSICS IS ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS, from the interaction of atoms to […]
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International student Zifang Jiang finds life lessons in the classroom
ZIFANG JIANG chose UBC’s Okanagan campus as an opportunity to experience […]
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